New Orleans’ Expulsion Rate is Below the State Average In 2014-15, the Student Hearing Office worked with schools, students, and advocates to refine expulsion policies for New Orleans. Discipline conferences are now used as an intervention prior to expulsion and are keeping more students in school. Additionally, student offenses are tiered based on severity of […]

In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) … Your mini news clippings National Stories Here are 5 Things to Know about House-Senate efforts to replace No Child Left Behind. Indianapolis is looking at increasing school autonomy as a way to improve its public schools. Chris Barbic, who is stepping down as superintendent of Tennessee’s Achievement School […]

Videos from the recent TEDxNewOrleans Conference are now available online. This TEDx conference showcased a wide range of perspectives on Katrina and the changes we’ve seen in the New Orleans region since the storm. It was a powerful day, and Educate Now! encourages you check out the videos below. Speakers Mentioning Education Jay Altman – The Charter […]

ACT Scores Continue to Rise Highlights New Orleans improved more than the state. New Orleans’ composite ACT score improved from 18.4 to 18.8, a gain of 0.4 points, while the state improved from 19.2 to 19.4, a gain of 0.2 points. More New Orleans students have TOPS-qualifying ACT scores. 63% of the senior class scored […]

In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) … Your mini news clippings Seattle’s Center for Reinventing Public Education invited education leaders from New Orleans to share their ideas about what’s next for New Orleans public schools. New Orleans: A City that Works – Together with FirstLine CEO Jay Altman Building a Strong Teacher Pipeline for Tomorrow’s […]

In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) … Your mini news clippings The academic performance of New Orleans public schools and students has improved dramatically in the decade since Hurricane Katrina, according to the Cowen Institute’s 2015 State of Public Education in New Orleans (SPENO). These gains were also highlighted at a recent three-day conference sponsored by Tulane […]

Sen. Claitor’s SB 267 is awaiting the governor’s signature. The bill will result in a number of changes for charters across the state, but it will have a significant impact on how New Orleans charters are funded. Changing How Charters Are Funded The MFP uses a weighted student formula, recognizing some students are more expensive […]

In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) … Your mini news clipping The Louisiana Department of Education has created a special webpage with information on RSD and OPSB schools from 2004 to the present. 10 Years After Hurricane Katrina: The New Orleans Education Landscape Today includes analyses and data on enrollment and demographics, academic outcomes, high school […]

In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) … Your mini news clipping HB 166 (Bouie) Defeated The Louisiana House of Representatives defeated HB 166 (Bouie) return of schools 33-61. The Times-Picayune would agree with this decision. State Headlines A District Court ruled BESE’s funding of type 2 charters in the MFP is constitutional. The judge said Type 2 charter schools […]